Overview

Experience Tijuana’s most authentic flavors and beloved meals on a 4-hour culinary adventure that takes in the city’s best tastes. Follow a food lovers’ trail from bustling street stalls and paleterías to carts where locals line up for carne asada and empanadas. Learn Tijuana food from market fresh ingredients to iconic recipes, and experience the city like a Tijuanero.

What To Expect

Meet your guide at a centrally-located point, then set out on a gastronomic ‘best of’—you’ll walk and take public transport, so this is the perfect way to learn your way around the city. Enjoy tastings at three different stops, where you’ll find out some of Tijuana’s best kept culinary secrets, like locals-only carts that serve fabulous tortas, tacos and tostadas, then step into a paletería for a traditional popsicle that’s chock-full of fresh fruit. Visit the birthplace of the Caesar salad, and hear stories from the Tijuana’s glamorous golden age, when celebrities crossed the border for elegant meals in exclusive restaurants.

Stop at the city’s oldest open air market to discover tropical fruits, locally-made cheese and regional products from around Mexico. Get a taste of life in the world’s busiest border crossing, and learn how the local culinary scene has been influenced by residents from around the world. Hear about the newest generation of chefs that’s transforming Tijuana’s culinary landscape while getting an in depth understanding of the city that goes far beyond the surf bars and tequila shots.